Free Web NovelChapter 167: Chapter 84: The Trail of the Red Dragon and the Fiery Female Elf, Hong Lian
Shen Siqi chimed in, "Bro, he might be a stronger Adventurer than you. Although his adventurer level isn’t high, he seems really powerful."
"Is that so?" Shen Jun gave a good-natured smile and scratched his head.
Su Xuan chuckled. "Understood. Let’s all watch out for each other in there."
"We’ll all help each other out. A win-win situation," Lu Bo replied with a smile, stroking his small mustache.
Just then, Su Xuan thought of a question. He looked at Hong Lian and asked quizzically, "Hong Lian, where’s your Guild President? Didn’t she come?"
Hong Lian explained, "My President doesn’t usually come to the battlefield herself. Besides, she has to command our Guild’s Adventurers across three different Demon Caves, so she’s spread too thin."
Su Xuan’s interest in Hong Lian’s Guild President piqued. Simultaneously commanding Adventurers across three Demon Caves was a feat that likely even C+ Level Guilds would struggle to achieve.
Furthermore, the remaining Demon Caves were all highly dangerous; even a C+ Level Guild would have to give its all to tackle just one.
"So, your Guild only sent you?" Su Xuan asked, confused. He had noticed that Hong Lian seemed to be the only one here from her guild.
Hong Lian smiled and explained, "Most of our members are tackling the most dangerous Demon Cave, so only I could be sent here. On top of that, our Guild was dealing with other urgent business, so we only just joined this event today. We have to find a way to catch up."
Su Xuan frowned slightly. ’So Hong Lian’s Guild only joined the event today?’
’And from her tone, I can tell her President is aiming for a top-three spot.’
’Could it be a... B-Level Guild?’
Su Xuan’s eyes narrowed. A B-Level Guild was participating, clearly targeting the rewards for the top three in Contribution Points. ’A reward that can tempt a B-Level Guild... I have to get my hands on it!’
"Alright, let’s get ready to go!" Lu Bo said, stroking his beard as he stood up and dusted off his clothes. "I heard that besides the Undead Lord, there’s a special hidden BOSS in this Demon Cave. Here’s hoping we’re lucky enough to find it."
"Are the Demons in this Demon Cave the Undead type?"
Su Xuan thought back to the Necromancer in the Shadow Mountain Range. In that Demon Cave, however, the actual Demons had been Ghouls.
Soon, the Players stepped into the moderately dangerous Demon Cave. Its entrance was a vast cavern, and compared to low-level ones, this Demon Cave was on a much grander scale, like a small, separate world.
Inside the Demon Cave, towering tombstones dotted the landscape, creating a solemn and sinister atmosphere. The Void-like starry sky overhead seemed exceptionally dark, and from time to time, bloodcurdling wails echoed through the air, striking fear into their hearts.
"What the hell is this place? Why are there tombstones everywhere?" Lu Bo couldn’t help but grouse, clearly unsettled by the environment.
Su Xuan was also baffled by the sight. This Demon Cave’s environment was essentially a vast graveyard spanning hundreds of hectares. Millions of tombstones stood scattered across the rolling hills in an orderly yet irregular fashion, creating an eerie atmosphere.
But in this seemingly endless cemetery, they hadn’t seen so much as a shadow of a single Demon, which was baffling.
Shen Jun proposed, "Let’s split up, but not get too far from each other."
"Okay. If anyone finds the Undead Lord, notify the others immediately. That thing is tough to deal with," Lu Bo reminded everyone gravely.
"Mmm."
The group immediately split into three teams. The siblings, Shen Jun and Shen Siqi, headed south, Lu Bo went east, and Su Xuan went north. Hong Lian naturally joined Su Xuan’s party to ensure the three teams had roughly equal combat strength.
"Why isn’t there any demonic presence?" Su Xuan asked, confused. Other than the dense rows of tombstones, he couldn’t sense any Demons at all.
"The land itself is interfering with our Perception, making it hard to sense the Demons’ presence," Lucia explained to Su Xuan casually, as if she had everything under control. "However, we’ve reached a key location."
As she spoke, she took out the Sun Staff and held it in her hand. Then, she crouched down and gently tapped the ground with it.
Instantly, a golden wave of energy spread out from the tip of the staff, rippling across the surrounding area like a shockwave.
As the wave spread, the ground began to stir. Countless Skeletons, as if summoned, burst from the earth. With gaping jaws, they let out bloodcurdling roars and charged violently toward them.
"So that’s where they were hiding!" Hong Lian reacted instantly to the menacing army of Skeletons.
She raised the Giant Sword from her back, and her body was immediately engulfed in scorching flames. The fire blazed, shimmering with her immense Magic Power as if poised to burn every obstacle to ash.
"Have a taste of my scorching flames!" Hong Lian roared, plunging her Giant Sword into the ground. As the blade sank deep, a pillar of fire erupted from the earth, roaring forward like a Fire Dragon.
In the inferno’s wake, the Skeletons turned to ash, leaving nothing behind but a patch of scorched black earth.
"How convenient," Su Xuan muttered to himself.
As a Flame Warrior, Hong Lian was an absolute powerhouse in team fights. The flames she unleashed were incredibly destructive; nothing could survive in their path.
’Maybe that’s a direction I should consider for a class change...’
Meanwhile, Ivsha and the others joined the fray. Under their attacks, the Skeletons were as fragile as dry twigs, crumbling to pieces one after another.
A steady stream of notifications flashed in Su Xuan’s vision.
[Killed Skeleton. Contribution Points +1!] freёwebnovel.com
[Killed Skeleton. Contribution Points +1!]
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In just a few moments, the hundreds of Skeletons that had emerged from the ground were completely wiped out.
Contribution Points +160.
"Your Guild members are incredible!" Hong Lian said in admiration, walking up to Su Xuan with her Giant Sword resting on her shoulder.
A look of surprise crossed her face as she watched Ivsha and the others fight. She even thought to herself, ’If we were at the same Level, I’m not sure I could beat even a single Adventurer from Su Xuan’s Guild.’
"They are indeed exceptional," Su Xuan said with a confident smile and a nod.
"You’re making me really look forward to seeing you in the Guild wars, kid!" Hong Lian laughed and patted Su Xuan’s shoulder, clearly having high hopes for him. "But I should warn you, my Guild has an undefeated record!"
"An undefeated record?" A hint of surprise appeared on Su Xuan’s face.
Guild wars were incredibly fierce competitions between Guilds of all levels. For the Red Lotus Guild to remain undefeated in such battles was a testament to its immense power.
"Speaking of which, are you the strongest in your Guild?" Su Xuan asked Hong Lian curiously.
"Of course not. I’m only ranked third," Hong Lian said, holding up three fingers and flashing a brilliant smile.
’Third?’
Su Xuan’s perception of the Red Lotus Guild shifted. If she was really only ranked third, then her guild was undoubtedly among the absolute top tier of B-Level Guilds. There weren’t many B-Level Guilds—only a few hundred—and among the hundreds of thousands of Players, they were definitely at the very top.
"I can’t tell you the specifics about my Guild, but I will tell you that our number one is much, much stronger than me. Ten of me wouldn’t be a match for her," Hong Lian said, sharing a bit of gossip with Su Xuan. "Rumor has it our President spent ten thousand Gold Coins to acquire her. You can just imagine how powerful she is."
’Ten thousand?’ Hearing this number gave Su Xuan a new appreciation for Hong Lian’s Guild President.
’Ten thousand Gold Coins... That’s a fortune in the tens of millions!’
’And an Adventurer worth ten thousand Gold Coins... She’d have to be Legendary quality, at the very least.’
Just as Su Xuan and Hong Lian were talking, Lucia seemed to notice something. She tilted her head up slightly and gazed toward the distant sky, a faint light flickering in her golden-red eyes.
At the same time, Su Xuan was surprised to see the Soul Crystal Ball in his backpack begin to glow intensely.
The Red Dragon Mother’s voice rang out at that moment. "Kind one! The Soul Crystal Ball is reacting!"
"It’s reacting?"
Su Xuan’s eyes narrowed as a question surfaced in his mind: ’Why would the Little Red Dragon be in a Demon Cave?’
